Combined hat and ticket holder



Jam. 26, 1932o P. F. DENNANG 1,842,826 COMBINED HAT AND TICKET HOLDER Filed May 19, 1930 Flai Patented Jan. 26, 1932 :PATRICK F. DENNING, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO COMBINED HAT AND TICKET HOLDER Application. tiled May 19,

This invention relates to a ticket and article holder, which is adapted to be attached to the back of railroad seats, and to serve a twofold purpose of providing a receptacle in 5 which the conductors memo ticket can be held and also a holder for hats or other arti cles of personal property. At present, the custom is for the conductor to issue a hat check, which is intended to be kept in sight until the passenger is about to reach his destination. ln many cases, the checks are pinned onto the back of the seat or are inserted into crevices of th-e seat upholstery, but they are frequently dislodged by a passenger, who may rub against them while leaving or entering the adjacent seat.

rlhe principal object of the present invention is to provide a check receptacle which may be combined with a hat or parcel holder, and which operates effectively to retain the ticket or check securely in place while it remains visible and accessible to the conductor.

IThe preferred form for carrying out my F invention is illustrated in the drawings,

wherein Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a railway seat having my invention attached thereto; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my device; and Figs. 3 and Ll are sections taken on planes indicated by the correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. 2.

The invention is shown in connection with a casing, which preferably comprises a onepiece member having a hollow raised portion 10 intermediate the ends thereof. The raised portion is flared outwardly at the top, and is provided with one opening 11, and another opening 12 in the front and bottom walls thereof, respectively. An article clamping lever 13 extends through the opening 12, and is pivctally mounted at 14V by a hollow pin upon the casing.

The exterior part of the arm is attened, as at 15, and is adapted to engage a felt pad, as at 16, to clamp an article therebetween.

The other end of the lever with the casing.

The lever may be released 1930. Serial No. l5453,514.

by the exertion of pressure upon the push button.

The upper part of the casing has a ticket or check receiving slot 2O which preferably opens upwardly. The slot is relatively narrow and extends for substantially the full width of the casing. Thus, when the casing is fastened to a support, such as a car seat 21, the surface of the seat provides a back wall for the casing and co-operates therewith to make a hollow receptacle into which the ticket may be placed.

To hold the ticket securely in position, I indent the upper part of the casing beneath the slot, as at 25, until the inner edge thereof is in close proximity to the marginal edges 23 of the casing. Thus, when a ticket is inserted in the slot, a tight-fit is made between the innermost edge of the indented part 25 and the upholstery material of the seat. In such position, it is securely held against accidental displacement, and yet is maintained in visible position.

It is desirable to make the casing of material as light as possible, and it is also desirable to form the casing to the described shape. f it is made of relatively thin material and is indented as shown, however, then when it is fastened onto a support, the indented portion is liable to spring outwardly. To obviate this possibility, I provide a retaining plate 30, which is adapted to be fastened, as by eyelets 31, onto the inclined surface 32 of the raised portion 10. The plate is bent intermediately at 33, so that the upper part bridges the indented portion 25. This allows the securing members 34 to be adequately tightened without lessening the usefulness of the indented portion forV holding the ticket .35 in position. 90

An important advantage of my invention is the fact that it provides a simple and compact device, which may be readily attached to a car seat. lf the seat is upholstered, the upholstery material will enter the back of the casing and thereby create suflicient friction upon the ticket to hold it securely in place.

l claim:

1. A combined ticket and article holder, 100

comprising in combination, a casing, a member pivotally mounted on the casing, and cooperating with the lower portion thereof to clamp an article thereto, said casing hav- 5 ing a ticket receiving slot associated With the upper portion thereof, said slot providing communication with the interior of the casing whereby the casing provides a ticket receptacle behind said member. 2. A casing for a combined ticket and article holder, comprising a one-piece hollow member, having a. raised intermediate portion, the lower portion of the casing being relatively narrow, and the upper portion being relatively wide, and said casing having a ticket receiving slot extending across substantially the entire width of the casing whereby the interior part of the'casing provides a ticket receptacle.

3. A coinbined ticket and hat holder, having a connnon casing, said casing having an enlarged portion adjacent the mid-portion thereof, and having a ticket receiving slot adjacent the upper end thereof, the enlarged portion providinga ticket receiving receptacle, and having an indented portion beneath the slot for engaging the ticket and maintaining it in place.

4. A casing for a combined ticket and article holder, comprising a one piece hollow member, having a raised intermediate portion, and having a ticket receiving slot adjacent the upper portion thereof, said casing having an indented portion for housing and retaining a ticket therein, and a reinforcing plate positioned on the casing, and extendin0r across the indented portion.

in testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

40 PATRICK F. DENNING. 

